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I just got a brand new MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM... enough for the most challenging of tasks, I thought.

Except the minimum recommended RAM for a SharePoint Server installation used for development (not production) is 24GB.

I guess there is still some alternative way of developing for SharePoint without needing all that RAM (some Office 365 something or other), but it still makes me cry that the first thing I set a goal to do is something my stupidly expensive new computer can't handle.

You probably could have a bought a windows laptop with 32GB ram for a pittance and then changed it when the hard disk filled up and still have change from an Apple. (I'm not Apple-bashing here, just stating the bleeding obvious - Apple make great kit - it's just over priced).

"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.nils illegitimus carborundum

Well, when the VS2012 and Win8 teams inexplicably refused to pick up Intel's latest gauntlet someone had to step up...

Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?--Zachris Topelius

Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.-- Sarah Hoyt

Previous versions of windows and visual studio always appear to've taken Moore's Law as a challenge and tried to add enough stuff that the faster hardware didn't result in a faster experience.

Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?--Zachris Topelius

Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.-- Sarah Hoyt

My new computer's got the clocks, it rocksBut it was obsolete before I opened the boxYou say you've had your desktop for over a week?Throw that junk away, man, it's an antiqueYour laptop is a month old? Well that's greatIf you could use a nice, heavy paperweight

... seems like you may find yourself gargling sooner than you expected[^].

Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?--Zachris Topelius

Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.-- Sarah Hoyt

I forgot to mention that I only allow about 4 gig on the vm.. it still works, sharepoint does function fully

Awesome! I'll have to give it a try then.

By the way, what software do you use to host your VMs? I was thinking Hyper-V Client, but then I'd have to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8, and I'm not sure my Mac's gonna like that. Alternatively, I'll be looking into VMware Player or Workstation.

Oh, FYI, I'll be using SharePoint 2013, so not sure if your experience would still hold true, but I'll try it anyway.